ADONIS, Flos. 

 Adonis autumn alls. 



Pheasant's eye ; or, 

 Red morocco. 



Sorrowful remem- Oh ! never yet hath love successfully with 



brances. memory strove. L. E. L. 



Of all afflictions taught a lover yet, 



'Tis sure the hardest science to forget ! . . . Pope. 



Dost thou deem 



It such an easy task from the fond breast 

 To root affection out ? Southey. 



Unequal task ! a passion to resign, 



For hearts so touch'd, so pierc'd, so lost as mine. Pope. 



Oh ! to forget her ! but how vain each art, 



Whilst every virtue lives imprinted on my heart. Shaw. 



Too faithful memory cease oh cease 



How shall I e'er regain my peace ! .... Shaw. 



There 's not a garden walk I tread, 



There 's not a flower I see, 

 But brings to mind some hope that 's fled, 



Some joy I 've lost with thee Song. 



ALMOND. Dwarf. 

 Amygdalus pumila. 



Hope ! thou sad lover's only friend ! ... Cowley. 



Transmit one pitying ray to lighten and to cheer ! 



Young. 



Return, fair Hope, thy seat resume, 



Dispel this melancholy gloom, 



And to my soul thy gladsome light impart. 



jEschylus' Agamemnon. 



Come, gentle Hope ! with one gay smile remove 



The lasting sadness of an aching heart : 



Thy voice, benign enchantress ! let me hear. Williams. 



Answer. 



The hope in dreams of a happier hour, 



That alights on misery's brow, 

 Springs out of the silvery almond flower, 



That blooms on a leafless bough Moore. 



ALTH^A. Frutex. 



Hibiscus Syriacus. 

 Syrian Mallow. 



Consumed by love. 



My heart 's on flame, and does like fire 

 To her aspire. ...... 



Cowley. 



His love was passion's essence as a tree 

 On fire by lightning : with ethereal flame 

 Kindled he was Byron. 



